Our marketing team did trend tracking in the city yesterday. First stop: David’s Tea
I enjoyed the aromas and flavors of over 150 types of tea in a colorful, modern Canadian tea emporium.
Beautiful flowers shop, Ovando
“Is not your average flower shop… with sensual shapes, lush shades of flowers, unusual plants and cacti that explode in a festival of color and texture.”
Sockerbit candy store
A trendy, Scandinavian candy shop that features unique flavor combinations and textures, uses natural colors, is free of corn syrup, trans fat and GMOs.
My coworker’s purchase
My bag: lots of chocolates, liquorice and pink marshmallows.
Candies make me happy.
Eclectic store that features salt, chocolate, bitters and flowers. I had to buy some black truffle salt. SO GOOD.
Lunch at Mas;Â where they feature a seasonal menu of locally grown and sustainably raised foods cooked solely over wood fires of oak, apple and other hardwoods.
We got to meet the chef and see the kitchen!
Wood-Fired “Island Creek” Oysters with Lemon Thyme- Shallot Butter
Chilled White Gazpacho of Cucumber, Yogurt, and Hazelnuts With Crabmeat, Charred Scallions, Tomato, Mint, and Cayenne Pepper
Grilled Wild Nettle Polenta with Organic Black Beans and Grilled Asparagus Tips
Grilled Sea Scallops and Cauliflower Steak with Arugula- Pistachio Pesto and Charred Fennel
Greenmarket Strawberries with Lemon Thyme, Candied Pine Nuts Rosé Gelée and Strawberry- Buttermilk Swirl Sorbet
Sunflower Cake with Caramelized Milk Chocolate Vanilla-Buttermilk Foam, Candied Sunflower Seeds and Local Honey Ice Cream
Finished the meal with the Chef’s complementary macaroons. O. M. G.
Lastly, we feasted our eyes on luxurious, precious and exotic skin bags in bold and beautiful colors and textures. Phil Luangrath
What a day!
